Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 1994, 8:11 PM EDT for Lapeer County, Michigan. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1994, 8:11 PM EDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1994, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lapeer County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 44 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFNT 290012 RRA TORFNT MIC087-290045- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT MI 811 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLINT HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN ...LAPEER COUNTY AT 810 PM EDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN GENESEXCOUNTY AT OAK ROAD AND DAVISON ROAD IN ATLAS TOWNSHIP. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL AFFECT HADLEY BY 830 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN& INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. SH &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 7:59 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
MIZALL-290200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 759 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN COUNTIES OF ROSCOMMON...CLARE...GLADWIN...ISABELLA...MIDLAND...GRATIOT... CLINTON...EATON...CALHOUN...AND ST JOSEPH COUNTIES. THE TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1000 PM. SOME COMMUNITIES STILL IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA ARE TAWAS CITY...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...FLINT... LANSING...JACKSON...HILLSDALE...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...AND MONROE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN BETWEEN 800 AND 1000 PM. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. JWK
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:00 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-290100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...COR FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 800 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF LENAWEE COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 755 PM...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 30 MILES WEST OF LENAWEE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE ENTERING WESTERN LENAWEE COUNTY...NEAR HUDSON...73 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT BY 835 PM. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS...ESPECIALLY UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATE ON THESE STORMS. RUA
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:02 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
MIZALL-290200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 759 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN COUNTIES OF ROSCOMMON...CLARE...GLADWIN...ISABELLA...MIDLAND...GRATIOT... CLINTON...EATON...CALHOUN...AND ST JOSEPH COUNTIES. THE TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1000 PM. SOME COMMUNITIES STILL IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA ARE TAWAS CITY...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...FLINT... LANSING...JACKSON...HILLSDALE...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...AND MONROE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN BETWEEN 800 AND 1000 PM. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. JWK
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:04 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-290100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...COR FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 800 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF LENAWEE COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 755 PM...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 30 MILES WEST OF LENAWEE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE ENTERING WESTERN LENAWEE COUNTY...NEAR HUDSON...73 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT BY 835 PM. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS...ESPECIALLY UNDERPASSES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATE ON THESE STORMS. RUA
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:10 PM EDT, 1 minute before
MIZALL-290200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 810 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN COUNTIES OF PRESQUE ISLE...MONTMORENCY...ALPENA...OSCODA... AND ALCONA. THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THOSE COUNTIES THE REST OF THIS EVENING ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1000 PM...INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNTIES OF OGEMAW...IOSCO...AND ARENAC. REMEMBER...ALL THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS. JWK
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:10 PM EDT, 1 minute before
MIZALL-290200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 810 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN COUNTIES OF PRESQUE ISLE...MONTMORENCY...ALPENA...OSCODA... AND ALCONA. THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THOSE COUNTIES THE REST OF THIS EVENING ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1000 PM...INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNTIES OF OGEMAW...IOSCO...AND ARENAC. REMEMBER...ALL THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS. JWK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Sanilac | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 14 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.